How Do I Seek God's Kingdom and His Righteousness? Matthew
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- Опубликовано: 29 фев 2016
- Righteousness is a free gift given by God through faith in Christ's atoning work. Righteousness is your identity, not an allusive state of existence you reach through performance.
Because you've been given right-standing (righteousness) with God, his spirit now dwells in you. He has also joined his kingdom to you and placed you in it. So when you seek God's kingdom, you first do it by connecting to his presence within you.
You are not righteous because of anything you have done other than surrender to Christ, seeking his kingdom works the same way. God pours out his love for you in your heart so you will be made whole. His grace is his spiritual influence in your inner man to be strengthened and experience the fruits of his spirit. Because of these things, you can experience a connection with the kingdom of God within because God has delivered you from darkness and translated you into his kingdom.
Rest in him, take comfort that his eternal dwelling place is already connected to your inner man, enjoy your identity as a child of God and live a life that brings glory and honor to his name!!
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I have been seeking clarity on what "seeking the kingdom of God and His righteousness" means and this by far has been the clearest explanation I've heard. Thank you so much.
Glad this was helpful, thanks for stopping by!
When Gods Kingdom comes, His will is done on earth as it is in heaven. But we are not supposed to wait for Jesus to return for it to happen. The whole message Jesus preached was ‘Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand’. This is what the bible calls ‘the good news’. This is also what Jesus calls the Gospel of the Kingdom. And it is this gospel that will be preached to the ends of the earth before the end. Jesus said this before he even died for us. It is this gospel that is confirmed with signs and wonders. Today’s Gospel is so consumed with Jesus death and resurrection that we stop there and do not preach the full Gospel. Today’s Gospel teaches us the way to His Righteousness. It gets us saved but we stop there. In Mat 6;33 Jesus says seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness.
Mat 11;12 the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence and the violent are taking it by force. Violence or forcefull pressure. How can anyone take it by force if Jesus has already come back and it just happens? Luke 17:20 the coming of the Kingdom of God can not be observed. Yet we will all see when Jesus returns. It doesn’t make sense because Jesus is talking about now. Luke 12;32 do not be afraid any longer little flock for your father is pleased to give you the Kingdom. Well we would not be afraid after Jesus returns. God wants it done the way he set it up to be done. When we work in partnership with Him. When I lay hands on the sick and they are healed, what happens is my speaking in faith cracks the kingdom of darkness hold on the sick person. Violently forces it back in the spirit. God will is done for the brief moment and God heals the sick person, just like they would be healed in heaven. This moment is the “on earth as it is in heaven” part. Luke 11;20 but if it is by the finger of God that I drive out demons then the kingdom of God has come upon you. (Or come near to you).
Jesus says over and over that whatever we ask the father for in his name, he will give to us. And he gives us two reasons why, John 16.23 so that your Joy May be complete and John 14;12 and what ever you ask the father in my name I will do. So that the father may be glorified in the son. And he gives us clues on how as well like Mat 21;21 if you have faith and do not waiver.... and mark 11;23 ...and does not doubt in his heart.... mark 11;24 ... believe you will receive it and it shall be yours .....
This is why Jesus can confidently and boldly say MK 16;17 these signs shall accompany those who believe .... he is not Joking or talking about apostles only, he is talking about those who believe. That means you and me. Sadly most of us don’t believe that much or work out what he was talking about. Truth is It is the Holy Spirit that will link up all these scriptures for a person and give them understanding of many things but it is reserved for those who do what Jesus says and seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. I began by focusing on everything Jesus said and I just decided it was true because Jesus said it and carried on from there. You can too. The kingdom of God is at hand for you.
I am with you Linda this is the clearest I have ever gotten.
Here, here!
Hi,Linda
“WHERE (and how) TO SEEK” this is IT!
Thank you. It's clear to me now that seeking the Kingdom first is not just something I should do in the morning but consistently. God Bless.
Yes! And seeking mostly means to acknowledge his presence.
The most clear teaching that I have ever heard. May God continue to bless you .Thank you so much.
Wow, thank you!
Uploaded 6 years ago. Blessed me today! His Word is eternal! I needed this. Struggling with this very issue. My identity in Christ.
So glad it was helpful!!
Blessed me today, 20 April 2023
It blessed me today!! June 25, 2023
I've been asking God how to do this correctly and having knowledge of this verse. After many years of not seeking because of extreme discouragement over and over and over again, I lost my fervency for God. I felt abandoned and cursed and could not change it no matter what I did. So....I froze in time. Now I'm wanting nothing more than His will and "seeking first his kingdom".
I am praying for you as you re-engage your heart with God from a place of rest in your completeness in Christ
Please pray for my mother Carmelita Dorsey. She has been recovering from asthma and sciatica. I declare and decree she is healed , In accordance with Ish 53:5. In Jesus Holy name, Amen
How is she now? My mum got healed from a stroke thanks to the Lord 🙏🏾
Dear God this year 2023 I want to seek you more than ever and I want you to be first in everything
Amen
4 years later and this was amazing! Thank you so much ♥️
Always on time!
This makes so much sense now. I’m so literal that I wasn’t connecting what I should be doing to seek him. Thanks so much ❤️
Glad it was helpful
Christ in us is physiological and metaphysical. Hallelujah!
I like that
Thank you so much for this teaching. I’ve been looking for someone to break this down and my understanding is being opened. God bless you!
Bless you! I'm glad it helped.
This was the most powerful video I have watched on RUclips I thank you brother.. all praise to our Father for allowing you to help us…❤️❤️🙏🏾
Wow! So glad this affected you this way, thanks for sharing your experience!
😊 thank you, I’ve been getting the verses where God says to me that I should not worry about food or clothes or things we need to live, that we should seek the righteousness of Him ! And I was really confused because I didn’t know what this means, but Our God is an amazing father and He made it clear to me again ❤️🙏🏻 thanks Pastor for letting God work trough you, be blessed
I'm so glad to hear that he used this video to clarify his word to you!! He is so good!
Thank You for that message please keep me in your prayers this is something all new to me and I'm really trying to change my life around
According to the late Dr. Myles Munroe, one of the influential Kingdom teacher in my lifetime, when we have the Holy Spirit in us, we have the Kingdom of God in us. His influence is in us and hence we are Ambassadors of God. We should be influencing the world around us to be like the Kingdom of Heaven, for if we are ambassadors of Heaven, we are it's citizens, then just as Caesar sends a Pontius Pilate to make that area like Rome, we need to influence Earth so it will be lije Heaven. The Kingdom is a government, not a religion, that was why Jesus never was a part of the religious around his time. Jesus brought a Kingdom (a goverment), not a religion. So seek the Kingdom, means seek the governmental influence of The Kingdom of God.
Amen
This is so powerful. Thank you sir
Glad you enjoyed it!
Amen
I know this was posted over 6 years ago, but God's Word is alive, active and sharper than a two edged sword, so It’s principals are always applicable for any person in any season of his/her life. This is applicable in my current season as the Holy Spirit has been ministering Matthew 6:33 to me a lot lately. Thank You so much for clarity because I had to do a self-righteous check on myself because in my mind, I thought I was seeking Him and His righteousness. Oh, but this video revealed to me that my definition of righteousness is not God’s. Thank You, Lord, for using this minister to provide me guidance. Minister, continue letting God use you as His vessel.
I’m so glad to know God is still using this video in such a powerful way and I’m happy for you that you found the rest of the free gift of righteousness found in Christ.
Huge REVELATION!!! Oh my goodness!!!!!!!!!! I’m in shock I finely got it!!!!!! Thank you sooo much!!! Yauh sent you my way in this video and he revealed something to me!! I am in such Joy right now I just wanna weep 💖💖💖
Praise God!!
Thank you😊
Pastor,iam from india and what you've said is same like what iam thinking,i wonder the truth' is same i came to realise.,.tha matter is that when we have the faith that for the sake of me Jesus Christ overcome everything all the things is added to us according to what we believe and desires,it comes to life from our spirit and we have the confidence to shout out to the world even though we don't really see the outcome ir results...thats amazing because of The power of Jesus Christ
Thank you for your feedback! I’m so glad to hear that this video was a blessing to you and cleared up your thoughts for you. I pray God continues to give you wisdom and insight into his scripture.
Makes sense. Thanks❤❤
Thanks for clarity
You're most welcome!!
Thank you so much. Straight to the point! You just took out all the mystery from the scripture and made it easy to understand. Blessings.
Awesome, that's my goal! Glad it was helpful.
i have been trying to understand what the kingdom of God and His righteousness so until you explain it and I understands now. thank you so much for this video.
Glad it was helpful!
Amen, thanks ive benn struggling with this
Unbelievable thank you for the clarity
Glad it was helpful Derek!
The Kingdom of God and His Righteousness is..simply..Love and Peace. Jesus said Love your enemies and peacemakers are the children of God. Heaven is Love and Peace.
Thank you!
Thank you so much for this!!!
Glad it was helpful
This blessed me today ! Thank you - the clearest ive heard of this scripture by far!
So glad to hear that!
This is great ! God bless you !!
Thank you, shalom!
God bless you
Thank you, God bless you as well.
Thank you so much 🙏God bless you
Thank you so much! I was so confused about this and trying to earn my way to deserving “all these things.” Because of who Christ is in me I am joint heir to all these things. All I need to do is turn inward and see him and my alignment with his good and perfect will for my life to remember.
Transformation through mind-renewal empowers us to possess all that God has given us in Christ, which is a free gift to be received by faith. Rest in Him and experience the blessing of God!
God bless you Sir,eve.Malawi
Thank you, bless you as well.
Amen Brother. Love You So Much
Thank you for this
Thank u for your video. Excellent advice. God bless u.
Just found this great explanation. Thank you and God bless.
I love this video
God bless you. Thank you
Ruth Ramos God bless you!!
God bless you brother❤️ IN JESUS NAME GOD IS GOOD!!!🙏🏻✝️🥰
Thank you!❤
God is good bless you
Amen 🙏. Beautiful message!🙏💥🙏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank you so much for that explanation, I wish God's blessings upon your life as you continue to enlighten us with his word.
Thank You Father for using Your dear brother to teach Your truths. It has blessed me. Bless him, his family, his ministry and his destiny and bountifully and keep them all under the resurrected blood of Jesus
truth 30 thank you! Lord bless you.
Beautiful word!
Glad it was helpful
Oh my gosh, I needed someone to explain this to me, and now I understand, thank you soooo much
Glad to help!
Lesson learnt
Loving it. Thanks for making sense of this.
Thanks for the input!
Great message
Thank you for the teaching, so practical. God bless you.
Thank you for the explanation
Brilliant, brother. Thank you.
Thanks for the feedback!
The "Kingdom of GOD" is the literary gospel, the scripture, the good news, the BIBLE.
Matthew 18:2 Jesus says that we must “become as little children” in order to enter the kingdom of God.
Thank you... this post saved my life!
Wow! That's quite a statement. Would you care to share the story? You can email me at info@forward.church if you prefer.
This is amazing teaching
Thank you Mal Mal for the encouragement, hope it helped!!
Amen praise the Lord God Almighty. This is so good.
Thanks for watching!
I delighted in your explanation about, Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness
Glad to hear that!
Thank You LORD🙏🏾
Yes and amen!!
AMEN!!!
Bless you pastor for good teaching.
Thank you, blessings to you!
Powerful. My pastor and I talk about this all the time
This is such a great teaching. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
More Grace.
Thank you and GOD bless.
Thank you too
This is soooo good!
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Timeless teaching. Thank you
Glad it helped, thanks for watching!
Revelatory. I thank God for you and for this. Everyone needs to hear this break down
Glad it was helpful
Really important message. REALLY REALLY REALLY.
Wao, I never got to understand it the way you have just explained it. I must look inward. It's so true. Christ in me the hope of glory.
His kingdom doesn't come with outward observation, it is within. His kingdom is in you to grow through you.
sooo good
That is really good! Thank you
Glad you like it!
Amen thanks 🙏
You are so welcome!!
God bless you !!! you helped me alot !!! w.o.w its True GODS KINGDOM IS IN US !!! GOD BLESSSS THE WORLD !!!!
So glad to know this helped you!
I needed this.
I'm happy to know it helped you
Thank you this was amazing
Glad it was helpful
Amen, thank you for such a well spoken explanation of Matthew 6:33. I never though of it like this!
Thanks for the feedback, so glad to hear it was helpful.
Thank you So much Brother you don’t know how much u opened my mind!
Glad to hear that, to God be the glory!
Yes, thank you brother!! Please pray for Shawn Martin Barber. AMEN
Yes sir, we are praying for you.
Thanks Clint. I have stumbled onto this and it has helped me understand the concept.
Thank you that clear explanation
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Thanks for watching!
I. AM. COMPLETE. IN. CHRIST. INWARD!
I. AM. ENOUGH. IN. HIM!
THANK YOU FOR SPIRITUAL REVIVAL FATHER YAH!
I. TRUST. YOU!🙇🏽♀️✨️🤍💛✝️
Amen
amen.
Thank you.
Welcome! Thanks for watching!
Thank you 🙏🏾
You are so welcome
thank you brother for this wonderful explaination. YAH BLESS you....
sheryl loves to bake thank you, Lord bless you!
wow thankyou for this
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for this. I'm always trying to figure out why I can seem to understand what it all means. This helped.
Once again Pastor Byers hits the bulls-eye spot-on. Wow.... wish I’d found this in 2016 when it was published!
Glad you found it Ian! I appreciate your continual encouragement.
Thanks Pastor. 👍🏻
Stay Blessed, Remember Me In Your Prayers. I Need It.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
You got it
This is great! Thank you! 🙃
Glad you like it!
“I’m gonna look inward - oh! I see Jesus”
5:23
This made me chuckle. Over and over He has been reminding me to find my identity in Christ. Now I’ll remember to look inward and not be confined by the box in my heart. Thank you 🙏❤️
LOL, glad this was helpful for you!
Thank you
You bet!
If I were to have seen this anytime earlier than now I don’t think I would have understood it... this message came at the right time. Thank you. Praise God.
It's interesting how we find what we need when our hearts are ready to receive!
Subscribed. Thank you for this beautiful word.
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Fantastic 🙏👍👌👌👌
Thanks a lot